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Meanings of claim authority in English

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Usage of claim authority in English
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In the next, I say that no prophet could claim authority over me.
Emile
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Every meeting nowadays seems to claim authority on its own account.
Three Dramas
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Upon these did Calhoun claim authority to rest justified when he fostered the idea of State Rights.
Hidden Treasures; Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail
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Who among you, my countrymen, that is a father, would claim authority to make your child a slave because you had nourished him in infancy?
The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10)
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Someone claiming authority answered yes, that would be a condition of the settlement.
The appeal
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McAfee claims authorities will kill him if he turns himself in for questioning.
Reuters
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And they claim authorities covered it up to protect tourism.
News.com.au
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Pennsylvania and Virginia each claimed authority in the Indian country.
Tecumseh: A Chronicle of the Last Great Leader of His People / V...
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He claims authorities are charging him now in retaliation for refusing to cooperate with them.
Wired
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In 2007, the group claimed authorities covered up Mandela's death to avoid "mass hysteria".
The South African
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It was the first time that the people had ever shown that they claimed authority over their king.'
A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus
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Then claimed authority by seizing hold of "chief".
The Guardian
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She didn't dare offer a bribe, though, because it would be out of keeping with her claimed authority.
More Than Honor
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The FCC claimed authority to regulate the practice on a case-by-case basis, but never took formal action against it.
Wired
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Please: do not misconstrue my comments as suggesting that you are without grounds for claiming authority over your worlds.
Fire With Fire
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De Young, of California, thought he could speak for his people, though I believe without claiming authority from them.
Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2
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